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HR in Five is the daily five-minute brief on the business of HR: the five stories that matter, every weekday. Employment law and rulings, the labor market and layoffs, benefits and comp, and the workplace and HR-tech shifts changing how companies hire, pay and manage people. Curated daily, sourced and straight. For CHROs, people and talent leaders, and the teams building the function. Walk in already caught up. In the know. In five.

  1. 4 days ago

    Ontario Narrows Early Dismissals

    Court ruling may narrow Ontario tribunal dismissals. HRD Canada reports a court decision could limit early dismissals of human rights complaints, raising the documentation burden on HR teams. (HRD Canada) ILO report counts 67 million unemployed young people. A new ILO report cited by HRD Canada puts global youth unemployment at 67 million amid reported AI disruption, a signal for early-career hiring plans. (HRD Canada) Suit ties 401(k) fossil fuel options to religious rights. HR Dive reports a worker alleges the absence of a fossil fuel-free 401(k) option violated his religious rights, a claim his attorneys say could test post-Groff standards. (HR Dive) Canadian medical costs reported rising 8.3 per cent. HRD Canada reports 2026 medical cost growth of 8.3 per cent in Canada, sharpening employer pressure to demonstrate return on benefits spend. (HRD Canada) Also moving today: New bill targets PTO gap for full-time workers (HR Executive) Healthcare costs trap millions of Americans in unwanted jobs (HR Executive) Employee optimism continues to fade with job security on the line (HR Dive) CUSMA breakdown could cost Canada over 100,000 jobs: report (HRD Canada) Get HR in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://hrinfive.com

  2. 5 days ago

    Canada's Wage Parity Clock, and a Looser UK Causation Test

    Federal equal-treatment wage rules push employers toward pay audits. HRD Canada reports new federal equal-treatment wage rules put the onus on employers to document pay decisions, making a pre-enforcement audit the practical first step for HR and compensation teams. (HRD Canada) UK Supreme Court lowers causation bar in part-time worker case. Personnel Today reports the UK Supreme Court held that part-time status need only be an effective cause of less favourable treatment, not the sole cause, a lower threshold for claimants. (Personnel Today) Also moving today: Arbitrator strikes down TTC random drug testing, reinstates fired bus operator (HRD Canada) ‘You’re too old to know this’: Zillow faces bias claim from White man (HR Dive) After leave, return-to-work approaches should be ‘early, coordinated and sustained,’ DOL official says (HR Dive) Get HR in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://hrinfive.com

  3. 6 days ago

    A $4.7M RSU Ruling, and HR's Shrinking Share

    OCA orders Meta to pay US$4.7 million in stock units. An appeals court ruled Meta owes a terminated employee equity that would have vested during the notice period, per HRD Canada, a decision equity-carrying employers may read against their own termination language. (HRD Canada) Survey points to declines in some HR roles. New survey data shows which HR functions are shrinking, per HRD Canada, offered as one read on where AI adoption is landing inside the profession itself. (HRD Canada) Economist links shrinking labor supply to AI demand. An economist tells HR Dive that a pullback by workers 65 and older may sustain demand for AI, a framing relevant to how workforce planners model headcount and automation. (HR Dive) Also moving today: Visa layoffs reach senior ranks, including six VPs and 37 senior directors (HR Executive) Record numbers on zero-hours contracts fuelling ‘work-life chaos’ (Personnel Today) Benefit plans: Is too much attention going to GLP-1 drugs and mental health? (HRD Canada) Get HR in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://hrinfive.com

  4. 11 Aug

    A Million Fewer Workers, and a New NLRB Majority

    US labor force shrinks by over one million. Morningstar reports the labor-force participation rate has slid to its lowest level since the pandemic, making hiring difficulty partly a supply problem. (Morningstar) Senate confirmations restore NLRB Republican majority. HR Dive reports the National Labor Relations Board now has a three-member Republican majority, which an Ogletree Deakins post says can revisit prior precedent. (HR Dive) Fourth Circuit signals broader ADA reassignment duty. HR Dive reports the appeals court found the ADA may require reassigning a worker who cannot perform a role's essential functions, a shift in the accommodation of last resort. (HR Dive) Apple pays $150,000 to settle EEOC religious bias suit. Apple has agreed to settle a religious discrimination claim brought by the EEOC on behalf of a Jewish employee, per 9to5Mac and Reuters, setting a visible benchmark figure. (9to5Mac, Reuters) Also moving today: Wage compression, not job cuts, may be the outcome of AI adoption at work (HR Dive) Compensation decisions compound, costing orgs millions, research finds (HR Executive) Financial stress forces 38% of workers to miss work (HR Executive) Most employers plan to create new entry-level AI roles within 2 years: report (HRD Canada) Get HR in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://hrinfive.com

  5. 10 Aug

    Tech Layoffs Climb as the July Jobs Report Misses

    Tech job cuts rise as overall layoffs slow. Challenger, Gray and Christmas reports year-over-year increases in technology sector job losses even as layoffs slow elsewhere, and points to AI as a possible factor. (HR Dive) U.S. loses jobs in July as unemployment rate falls. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a July job loss against economist expectations of growth, resetting the baseline HR teams use for hiring and pay assumptions. (Jezebel, zivvynews.com, HR Dive) KFF: insurers seek 14% small-group premium increase. KFF reports insurers are requesting roughly 14% higher premiums for small employers next year, landing in the middle of renewal-season benefits budgeting. (HR Dive) Canada adds 75,000 jobs, unemployment at two-year low. StatCan's latest employment data shows job gains and a two-year-low unemployment rate, a signal for employers recruiting or benchmarking pay across the border. (HRD Canada) Also moving today: Starbucks manager's comments to unionized worker were lawful, NLRB rules (Reuters) Disability claims up 79% as neurodiversity awareness grows (Personnel Today) EAT decision confirms anti-Zionism is protected belief (Personnel Today) Jobs market showed ‘rays of light’ in July (Personnel Today) Get HR in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://hrinfive.com

  6. 7 Aug

    Labor's Record Low, and the EEO-1 Countdown

    BLS: labor's share of output hits record low. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported workers' slice of the economy fell to a new low in the second quarter, setting the backdrop for wage-setting talks. (Daily Sabah, Market Screener) Employers tighten benefits as medical costs climb. HR Executive reports rising medical spend is pushing employers to reassess benefits design, with clear fixes harder to identify ahead of renewals. (HR Executive) 4th Circuit addresses FMLA certification authenticity checks. HR Dive reports a federal appeals ruling suggesting employers need not always wait for employees to cure authenticity problems before contacting a provider. (HR Dive) EEO-1 rescission hearing set for August 11. The Commission says the EEO-1 and related reports may violate the Constitution, per HR Executive, leaving compliance teams weighing what to keep measuring. (HR Executive, Insurance Journal, Mondaq Business Briefing) Payscale: under a third plan across-the-board 2027 raises. New Payscale data reported by HR Executive and HR Dive finds fewer organizations planning uniform pay increases next year, pointing toward differentiated decisions. (HR Executive, HR Dive) Also moving today: Businesses added to global talent visa route (Personnel Today) Small businesses holding steady by relying on existing workers (Finance & Commerce) EEOC Sues Texas Driving Academy for Bias Against Female Trainees (news.bloomberglaw.com) Get HR in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://hrinfive.com

  7. 6 Aug

    DEI Moves Into the Rules, and OpenAI Pays $3.2M

    DOJ memo puts disparate-impact theory in play. Dentons reports federal DEI policy has moved from executive orders into rulemaking and a DOJ memo on disparate-impact theory, which employers use as the basis for adverse-impact testing. (dentons.com) OpenAI to pay $3.2 million in discrimination settlement. HRD Canada reports OpenAI will pay $3.2 million to settle US claims it preferred workers holding temporary employment visas, a citizenship-status exposure that can attach to job postings, not just hiring calls. (HRD Canada) 5th Circuit applies McDonnell Douglas while questioning it. HR Dive reports the 5th Circuit continued applying the Supreme Court's McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting test even as judges called it wrong, leaving the framework employers document defenses around intact for now. (HR Dive) Also moving today: What to Expect From the July Jobs Report (Kiplinger) Jury was ‘inflamed by prejudice,’ SHRM appeal argues (HR Dive) EHRC code of practice comes into force (Personnel Today) Forever layoffs are here. Here's what it's costing your workforce (HRD Canada) Get HR in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://hrinfive.com

  8. 5 Aug

    Openings Slip, and the Labor Force Shrinks

    June JOLTS Shows Openings Thinning in Healthcare, Leisure. The BLS June Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, as reported by Tech Times, records the sharpest declines in healthcare and leisure, giving workforce planners a sourced read on where hiring demand is softening ahead of fall. (Tech Times, Tech Times) Also moving today: Study: Managers can’t explain AI-driven pay and work changes (HR Executive) CHROs say they are skeptical about AI readiness (HR Dive) BCCA upholds common employer declaration for Sobeys and FreshCo franchisees (HRD Canada) UK workplace harassment regs are about to change (HR Executive) Get HR in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://hrinfive.com

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HR in Five is the daily five-minute brief on the business of HR: the five stories that matter, every weekday. Employment law and rulings, the labor market and layoffs, benefits and comp, and the workplace and HR-tech shifts changing how companies hire, pay and manage people. Curated daily, sourced and straight. For CHROs, people and talent leaders, and the teams building the function. Walk in already caught up. In the know. In five.

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